The opening round of the HIT Series was held in Holesov, Czech Republic last weekend. The event was held in several electric off-road classes and in Touring Modified it was Matej Sulc who lead the way from Kuba Simurda and Karel Kratochvil. The finals didn’t change anything as Matej won all three finals for the win in front of Kuba Simurda and Karel Kratochvil.
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Reds Racing have released their new WRX High Efficiency 3.4cc nitro off-road engine. The new engine has been specifically developed to noticeably reduce fuel consumption, allowing drivers to get more than nine minutes of runtime. The power plant uses the experience gained with the WRX Corsa Lunga engine and features a reduced 3.4cc displacement, a special High Efficiency crankshaft with a restrictor to get improved fuel mileage and it comes with the new VCX3 carburettor. The engine is best used with the 2113 off-road pipe in combination with an L manifold.
View a list of the specifications here
Coming from HB Racing are the JConcepts-made Finnisher truggy body shell and the V2 front shock tower for the D817T truck. The clear body has dimples for easy installation on the E817T and D817T truggies with the aggressively styled Finnisher design being a proven winner with multiple championship victories. The separately available V2 front shock tower is designed to mount the JConcepts Finnisher bodyshell on the D817T truggy and it is precision-milled from thick carbon graphite for maximum stiffness, durability and light weight.
View the V2 front shock tower here
JConcepts have introduced their new Tracker wheel discs for the Dragon Mega Truck wheels. The Tracker wheel discs are replacement options for the Dragon wheel sets to provide a new look or to simply change the colour scheme to existing wheels. Inspired from Weston Anderson’s Bog Hog, the Trackers sport a burly, angular steel-like build similar to versions utilised on the real deal. The injection-moulded, 2-piece design item, features a full-face that covers the wheel and is secured from the inside-out. The Tracker set is unique and includes a cover for the wheel nut that creatively interlocks with the disc to create a completely closed off mega truck look. Available in multiple colours, the disc set includes four disc pieces, four wheel nut covers and hardware to make the installation to a #3379 Dragon wheel set.
Venture truck owners and scale Toyota fans can now customise their trucks the officially licensed FJ Cruiser body set from HPI Racing. Loaded with scale features, a custom-painted FJ Cruiser will bring a whole new look to the next trail run. With a clear body to start with, owners have an open canvas to make their own FJ Cruiser – whether it’s to match your full-size FJ Cruiser or make your dream trail truck. Like all HPI bodies, the FJ Cruiser comes with a clear protective overspray film, easy to use vinyl window masks and a large pre-cut decal sheet. The detailed vinyl pre-cut decal sheet comes with all of the official Toyota and FJ Cruiser logos, headlights, tail lights, turn signals and more, plus a complete set of tinted windows, grilles, vents and more. Also included with the body set is the complete set of plastic detail parts including the replica roof rack and side mirrors. All the necessary hardware is included, from the O-rings and body clips for the roof rack to the screws for the side mirrors and tyre mount. For easy mounting, the 315mm wheelbase body also has drill locations marked for the HPI Venture scale crawler chassis, making it very easy to line up the body mount holes or use alternate body mounting methods.
Japanese brand Speedmaster Japan have introduced their new progressive T2.5-2.8 1/10th electric touring car spring as well as a range of accessories. Starting with the spring, the T2.5-2.8 adds to SMJ’s existing Stealth line of springs and it is made of 1.4mm diameter wire. The total length is 20mm meaning it can be used with most of today’s ultra short shock absorbers.
HRC Distribution have introduced the new Roapex Tracker and Morph pre-glued tyres for 1/10th monster trucks. Mounted on standard 12mm hex black or chrome-black wheels with either 0 or 1/2” offset, the tyre utilise a high-quality soft compound rubber to provide high traction in any track condition.
View the Morph tyre and the rim variants here
Protoform have announced the soon release of their all-new Europa touring car body shell for 190mm FWD chassis. A growing class around the globe, the Europa will be Protoform’s first shot at the popular class and all information and images should become available in time for the release. Update: In the meantime Protoform have made a first pre-production image available that you can see after the break.
View the pre-production image here
